Bottle washing and sterilizing machine.



I Patanted Dec, l0, l90lz. R H. KHSSEL & W. P. PARSMES. B'QTTLE WASHINGAND STEBILIZING MACHINE.

(Application filed Dec. 28, 1900.)

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146. 688,740. Patented new. a'mwm'.

R. H. KISSEL aw. P. mamas. BM'TLE WASHING AND STEBIVUZING MAEHWE.

(Applicatiun filed Dec. 28, 1900.) (M0 Model.)

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(Application filed Dec. as, i900.)

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5 SONS, residing at Matteawan, in the count lhsiirsio gi llltflidfiPrllillhilfi iy shtl RUDOLPH KlSSEli, OF"1llORElSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, ANDP. PARSONS, OF MAT'IEAW'AN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS H To THE CENTURY MILK ooMPANY; OF Jsnssr o orrv; NEW JERSEY,AND NEW roan, n. Y A CORPORATlON NEW Jsnsnv.

h'lF'EGIFiCAiIQN forming part of Letters Eateiit .hl'o. 6538,?410,dated-December 10, 1901. Application filed December 23,1900; Serial llo.41,385. (No model-I To all who/n, izi mty concoh'n: I Be it known ihatwe, RUDOLPH ll. KISSEL, residing at Morristown, county of Morris andState of New Jersey, and WILLARD P. Pea

of Dutchessand State of New York, citizens of the United States, haveinvented certain new and usefnllmprovements in Bottle WashingandSterili'zing Machines, of which the ord'erthat the sets or crates ofbottles will pro-V 50 cleansing operations referred-to, The endlessbottle carrier or conveyor is preferably-'35 in the form of two endlesschains or belts" 1 supporting between them bottle carrying v chairs orframes for the sets orcrates of loot- 10 following specification, taken,in connection tics. Suitable sprocket-wheels or pulleys are r with theaccompanying drawings, is a full,

arranged at the proper, points in the machine no clear, and exactdescription; to support the endless conveyor and causeit The purpose ofour iriven-tion istogroduce totravelthrough the washing, rinsing, and anautomaticallyoperating machine which steaming compartments andcarrythesets or wash and sterilize bottles in sets or crates; and to this endour invention comprises suit able bottle soaking, scrubbing, andemptying" neans, suitable bottle rinsing and emptying so means, suitablesteaming or sterilizing means,

a and sni table conveyingmechanis [11 adapted to carry the sets orcrates of bottles to be washed throrgghthe soaking, scrubbing, rinsing,and

steaming or sterilizing means to subject the 5 bottles successively andautomatically to the action of these several mechanisms. i

More specifically, our invention comprises a bottle-Washingtauk orreceptacle adapted to contain a washing medium, snch as hot Water,

0 suitahlymounted bottle-scrubbing brushes arranged to operate upon thebottles within the washing tank or receptacle, and a rinsing tank orreceptacle located at one end of the washing tank or receptacle, andalso adapted 5 to contain a washing medium, such as hot water, asteaming tunnel or chamber located beneath theWashingtankorreceptacleandthe rinsing tank or receptacle, having meansfor projecting jets ofsteam upwardly into the I l e washed and rinsedbottles, and an endless hottie carrier or convcyer adapted to carry sno-CGSSlYG sets or crates of bottles through the Washing, and rinsing tanksor receptacles and then through the steaming tunnel or chanibcr 5beneath the tanks tg loring saidsets or crates of bottles successivelyunder the action of the; washing, rinsing, and steaming devices. Theendless bottlercarrier or colrveyeris operated by suitableintermittentfeed in g mechanism in r5 wi ll thoroughly, rapidly, and economicallycrates of bottles into the ashing antlgrins ing tanks or receptacleswith the bottles in .65

upright or approximately upright position, so as to cause them toimmediately [fill with the hot Water or other washing medium, and out ofthe vashing and rinsing tanks or re ceptaclesin inverted orpartiallyduvertedyio- 7o sition to cause them to empty theei ashing 01' rinsingwater or other medium back into the tank or receptacle which they havejust left The bottles are carried through the steaming tunnel or chamberin inverted positionand'are 7.

arrested atintervalsdirectly above steam-jets, which inject stean intotheir open months. By reason of the arrangement of the succesv sivehottle-carrying chairs or frames upon the endless conveyor and thetithing hf the 80 conveyor-operating mechanism with relation thereto oneset or crate of bottles will be in position to undergo each of thesuccessive operations every time the endless" conveyel' comes to a rest.*lln'other words, whenever 8 brushes, another set will be in the a-ctofemp- 90:;

*l'insing-tank and filling withthe rinsing-,Wa- ,ter or othergniedimn,another set lcavingthe the steaming tunnel orchambcr, an'amherof' setsin position above thesteaining jets with zrinsingqank and emptying therinsingwaier hack into the tank, other sets on their way to in thesteaming tunnel or ohzunber, curl others in position to "be removed bythe operator to make place for sucooeding or crates of bottles to bewashed.

Theboltle-scrubbiug mechanism comprises, u'efernbly, a series ofrotating brushes mounted upon it verticolly-movable frame which is'lowered and raised intermittently toihrow them into and out of;oporetive relation with the successive sets of bottles in the Washingtank or receptacle. The lowering and ruisiog of the scrubbing-brushes iseffected by suitable mechanisms, while the rotation of the brushes iseifectod by an independent mechanism arranged to allow the brushes tomove vertically.

In addition to these main fest-ures of our iuventiouthere are many minordetails of oonstruetlon of more or less importance in the production ofa practical machine according to our invention, and these features, togethcr with the main devices above enumeruted, will first be describedwith reference to the accompanying drawings and afterward pointed outwith. respect to their patentsblc novelty in the annexed claims.

in said drawings, Figure 1 is at side elevw lion of a bottle wusbiug mulsterilizing mzr .chiue embodying our invention. Fig. .3 is a plan viewof the some, certain r-arts being! omitted for the sake of olenrncss.atrensverse vorticul sectional View showing the scrubbing sudsterilizing meohanisms, some of the parts being omitted. Fig. i is a.detail longitudinal seolionnl elevation of part of the machineillustrating the step-by-smp driving mechanism for the bottle-conveyor.Fig. i is a. detail pia'u view of u section of one of theoon'voyer-ij-hriius. Fig. (i is {tIlQlitll scciioual view illustratingone of the scrub- 'i:iiig-brus'lies in its relutiou to a bottlesupportecl in the carrier, the brush being in inoperative position. Fig.7 is a similar View illustmtiug the brush in operative position.

S is a detail plan view of the brushcittrryiug frame, illustratingthedriving mechanism for rotating the brushes. Fig. 9 is a detail planview of one of the skeleton frames or basket-s providing a. era-to forsupporting s set of bottles, part of the bottle-retaining: top fro-mesor plates being broken away. Figs. 10 and 11 are respeotively :2. detailplan and a detziil'elovution of one 05 the locking devices which securethe bottle-retaining frame or plate in the skeleton frame or basket.

1 is the washing tank or receptacle, 2 is the 'rinsingtank orreceptacle, and 3 is the steaming or sterilizing, tunnel or chamber. Thetanks 1 and i? are arranged end to cn-tl, with u. dividing-wall 4between tlicm,whi lo the steamiug-ohumbor 3, which is open {LL bothends, is zirmngeu directly lll'illC'i the litilllf" i and and extendsthe whole length of the 'ZlfilllIlO.

. These i11[5lilldilcili$i are formed from any suititble materialbuilt-up within the verlioztl standards l 7, which oxtcml above the topof tho isulcsl nml 2 and support at their up- Fig. 3 isinto theWashing-tank 1, from which the dirty wash-Water may be led off asrapidly as neoessury.

The endless bottle carrier or conveyor is forme l of two endlesssprocket-chains 10,

which travel through the washing and rims-- iug tanks and thesteaming-chamber urouml suitable supporting'sprookct-wheels arranged inthe manner which we will now describe.

11 and 12 are the main longitudinal frameb'ea-ms of the machine,extended at the ends beyond the stemming tunnel or chamber 3 and bracedbysuitcblebracos 13. Jouruulcd upon the extensions of the beams 11 and.12 are the sprocket-Wheel shafts 14. and 15, each of which. carries apair oi. sprocketwrheels' 1G or 17. he pairs of sprocket-Wheels l6 and17 are arranged at opposite enris of the steaming tunnel or chz-imber 3,so as, to guide anal support the endless bottle-oonveyer as it travelsin o horizon tail plane through said chsmber. From the sprooketwvhcels16 the. eonveyeuolmins ii) pass upwardly over a pair of sprocket wheels.18, mountefi upon shaft 19, journe-leil upon the vertical standards 5 ofthe machine frame just above the washirmtunlr l. The chains then passdownwardly in to the washing-tonlr 1 under it pair of largesprocketwheels 20, mounted upon it shaft 21, which is julll'mllfid uponthe upper edges of the sides of the tank 1. The otmveyer-cheins thenpass in. a horizontal plane through vthe washing tank or receptacle .1and. up around a. pair of largesprocket-wheels 23, mounted upon, a.shaft 24, journeled upon the upper edges of the sides of tank 1. Fromthe lzirge spr0olcetwheels 23th chains 10 pass around. two pairs of.small sprocket-wheels 25 and 26, mountecl upon shafts i and 28,iourneled to the toy frame 8 of the m nehine, and from the sprocket-.

Wheels 26 the ciiuins pass dowuwercllyinto the rinsing-tank 2 around. a.puirof large sprockct wheels 29, mounted upon the shaft 30, jourlulledupon the upper edges of the sides of tank From the sprocketwheels 2!)the chains pass upwardly again find over a pair of smell sprockouwheels31, mounted upon si tit 32, jOiH'ilFtlQLl lfitllfi top frame 8, and -mthere around it pair ofsprocket-wheels inounted'upon nshzilt 3- which ismountell in adjustable journal-boxes The journel-boxes 35 Work invertical. guilleweys of brackets Lil) and are zuljusted by means ofhziud-scrow' o1, threaded into the brackets fso'unil engaging; the uniuslub'lo jou l'llLl--lJOXOS 35. The chains 10 pass from sproekolwwheolslc il with liottlos to Zoo Wnsltrcrl, hero toad, zn'c seourcly locked inthe mm, The snglctnri is l atni strap, which is bout st 43 we a, thin ofthe inolisl. strain :wnrri. inc top of tho cattle-cono or-bcskct and thenot faco of run presented toward the front ntion of tho bottls nuts ortho hottio-scrubbing brush bottom. :trniuc Ll-of tho clrniril t to forma, for tho not to or cannot 80.

clinics may be of any on- ?tion; but We prcfor to on] ploy oniliuctrstcd in of tho tho sovcrnl links uro jouror by 1;. if tio-bcltc"10,i1non ournnloe'l tlzc collars or ors 10, c tho doubts function Lispacing link-soothing apart and ofirictiou rcilcrc for gltiioing' thoaitclilo intervals the inncr Finlaio coiwcycr-clmins arc for-mod ly curldownwardly projecting if), to which the side plates 12 oi or frames arcscl, Tiuosc moons connecting the hold the chairs rigidiy' icli they areattached, so always follow the position v or. cri- Huts-mud will bepresented in 'tion noon the links are hori-- ycrtcrl or inclinedposition when src invcrtod or inolincrfl. r, botttwco choirs 40, ofwhich we to cnmloy largo number, as illusi tho innings, are hung by thedcing moans between the two 10, nod as tho chains travel. upockct-wheels mounted sun-330mling-shafts, as noovo dcno cocci-wad thatthe bottlems will no allows-ii to pass frcci y tlic supporting(sprocket-Wheels ns ns puss around. the sprockct-Whesls.

'" Mflfil'tt) arrangement of the .lmkwlaccls it will be oh 1' or Ironic,n3; tho crates or cannot. Tho purpose) of this ill no morc fullynuriorctood i sorvocl, pcrtioularly with rcfcrcucc to Fig 1 of thodrawings, that the bottur-currymg chairs or frzuucs will ho curried intothe wnslring and rinsing tanks or receptacles 1 and 2 in uoriglit orapproximately uprightposition, so as to fill the bottles with thowashing and rinsing water, and out of snicl tanks or roccptaclcs ininvortorl or purtiailydnvcrtcd posi ticn, so as to empty the Water outof the botties into tho tanks. It will also be observed that by rcnsouof the reversal of the conveyorchaius in passing through the steamingtunnel or chamber the bottle-carrying chairs or frames will betnlrcnthrough said chamber in inverted position, by reason or". which thebottles will be supported mouth. down to the action of thesteaming-jets.

To properly support the conveyor-chains l0 betwccn sprocket-chock29211161 28, We profor to Fri-rungs upon the inner faces of thesidowalls of the Warming-tank 1 suitable guidebe made of angle-bars, asshown in 'Figs. 3, 6, and 7 of the drawing For supporting theconveyor-chains in, Bus stcnr'n tunnel or chamhc'r between thesprockotwhecls 16 and 17 no arrange guidcwuys or tracks on the innorfsccs of the sides of the stcamchnlnbcr, as shown in Fig. 3. Thenotifrictiourollcrs 10* of the convoyor-chnins 10 travel upon theguitlcwnys or tracks 5i) and 55.

In ordor that the bottles carried by the consonlring, scrubbing,rinsing, and sterilizing, it is uoccsssry that they pass through themachine with an intermittent or stcp-by-ctcp motion. W's will nowdescribe onc form of mechanism which may be employed for imparting thisstcp-byctcp food motion to tho conveyors.

is the main drivingyshaft of the machine, journnlccl. in'orscketbcnrings 61 and extendinglongitudinslly of the machinc.Thissha-ft 60 may be driven in unysuituiole mauncr, {is by a.belt-pulley 62. lliount'ed upon the shaft 60 is a worm-gear 63, whichincshos with and drives it worm-wheel shaft '65, journslcd in suitablebearings, 65 upon the siclos of thc tank 1. Keyed to the opposite end oftho shaft is crank-arm 66, which is connected through a pitman 67 andcrossbar 68 with a rock arm or lever 69,

is mounted in brackets 71 secured to the top frame 8 of the machine. 72isnn'otherrock arm or lover, journaled upon th shaft or bar andconnected through the bar 68 and pitman 73 with a crank-pin 74,projecting from the face of tho worm-wheel #54. Those rock arms orlovers 69 and 72 are cly journalcd upon the shaft or bar 70, sun itslower end, within the washing tank'or receptsclo 1, a long feed dog orpawl 75, shod with a mots! shoe'76, which is shaped to engags thonntifrictiourollors 10* of the couvcycnchaius 10, The food dogs or pnwls75 filfi imllllalfid at 75 to the lower ends of the Ways or tracks 50,which may conveniently vcysr be given ample tirnc for a thorough 64,keyed to the driyen journaicd upon a fixed shaft or bar70, which ouchoocccrrics at rock arms or iovcrs 69 and 72. The bar 08' passes throughnnai eenneels lhe reel; arms or levers ill and 7;, so that under the:wlimr of the crank. (ill and crank \\l)l'lll--\\'lll.(l n! willreek-arms liflmni 72 will he rocked forwardly and haelcwm'rll y as itsingle structure, ear-r3- ing the feed-(logs forwarn'l tllll back overlhe the eeilveyer-chztins; but in the l'orvmrd or feeding motion it willot' oenrse he rienr lilitli the ehoes 7G engage the nnliirieiion-re loreztnil cause the ehains .0 more formndly carrying: the bottles throughthe nmehine. The feeding stroke is equal to the distance i'ietweon thepoints ofntlnclnnent of theehnirs: t0 the :hnins of two adjacent chairs.

An important feature of our machine is its rapidityoioperation. Inaccomplishing; this result we provide for washing, rinsing, millsterilizing of. the bottles in sets, and we i'nrther errenge 2t largenumber of sets of bottles in close order upon the conveyor, so that theindividual operations are not only performed on at large n nniher ofbottles at r tiime, but the successive {sets of bottles are rapidlybrought into position for the successive steps ol the operation. I

in the machine shown in the drztwinge lhe bottle carriers or chairs are:trrnngor'l to carry crates or baskets cont-{lining sets. of one lov.en

bottles each. The chairs nnty, however, be arranged to eztrry larger orsmaller crates of bottles as the requirements of a particular businessmay diotfilo. These crates orhnskets 80 are formed of strips 0f sheetmetal seen rely bound together and braced forstrengtli. 'lhe lmsketsaredivided into compartments by lengitndinal strips 8]. and transversestrips 82,

suitably secured in the basket and to erroh other.

The bottles .X fit loosely in the coinprtrinnonts formed in the erztteor heel-rot an, and in order that the bottles ill be hell! in the basketwe provide a bottle-seeming plate or top frame 85, which is formed withrows openinge 86 spaced and armngecl to fit over and engage the necks ofthe ln'ittles, or; shown clearly in Fig. '3 of the lll'iLWlilllJS. Thebottle securing plate is of proper size to fit snugly Within the crateor basket 80, and for the purpose of locking" the sunning-pinto in placepins erlngs 87 project inwardly from the raid-es I of the basket'SO inpoeition to be engaged by the eironlar looking-plates 88, each of whichis formed with .1 rails l notch 89 to allow the looking-plate to p;iroely beneath the loelo lug-pin 87, a comnee Ell), adopted to engagethe pin 87 when theloening-yhtl e 88 is rotated, and radial wings orthumb mnl linger pieces oi soiled bottles ready i lion. Thinir, tor thepurpose of 17:1eilitztiin the insertion mill removal oi the aeenringphneS5 in the top oil the 'o-r 2 0. Err 1 son 01' the ;ll)( \'l -\'l3 fli:'l;i construct ernie or brisket S :tin'l the ins-ens for looking thebottles therein it 'ill he ohseri'eii that the hottles will he hw'l in'rosition Whether the basket is n'eeiei'iteii iilrllif l'llll i inerted. posit ion. lhese ernlefz ,1,1 the bottles a i0 el. the he ivy thelee I the nrirr ewerlge of the ten g ngrtion glcrlntwh? ongzig' r'rthenper or basket .ion, of

SO betwe n two row-"1 of as not to intrniere with th enerniion of thbottles, er

heitlesernhhing brushes.

The crates or manhole oi? he in the chairs oi. the eonverer 4 end of thenmehino, as hown in l. intermittent driving nun lllilfill'l all conveyorto rest For it some after erroh forward inipin matter to remove n.erztte ill ilized bottles and nns in nt leng crates of bottles passfirst into the 1 tnnlgwhere theyiinmediniolyiillwith are PlOZlkCdJtl'llprogresa in tin ing impulses to :tpeniiion directly l thebottle-sernhhing brushes, in \vh (ion the hotiieenrryingrohnir will rehloeic or haseqaiece hthnving an ine. ill} to guide the chair thereon.of the hloelr or base 95 is to inly stinger-t the crate of bottles inthe marrying-chair while the sernhhing-llrushes l l Jl and 102. Theiiofrmno upon which mt: i'rnme or foitrriztg'e 305 l'rlilr-Jlliioperates.

rhino or carriage formed ochets line, which Bililfi upon the This 0212'logo 105 formed rrthie strenglhoning-webs, as shown. in t :e veriieelseek r-bearings 107, whiehnro formed in the mtrlrizrlt". :tre jonrnaleollzho up per seei lune 20$ of the shafts of the rotating The pin-pone"now he mod {it top and botuppershaft-seetious 108 are the smallgrooved...

interior annular flange bottle-scrubbing brushes 145; Keyed to the iflange 136 of the sleeve oiwthirhblfiil-S and l pulleys 109, one foreach shaft. The upper ends of theshaft-sectious 108 (above pulleys109)arejourualed iu the cross-bars 110', supported upon longitudinalbars 111 which are mounted at one end' upon the rod or bar 112 and attheother end upon a rotary shaft 113. The bar 112 anda companionbraeiugbar 11 1 are mounted in the wings or extensions 115 -of theguide-sockets 106 at one side-of the carriage 105, while the shatt 113and a com panionshaft 116'a're journaled in Wing's or extensions 117 ofthe guidesocirets 106 at the opposite side of the carriage. The shaft113 earriesaguide-pulley 118, while the shaft 116 carriesasimilar'guide-pulley 119, the pulleys 11S and 119 being arranged inparallel vertical planes. 1

-Keyed to the main driving-shaft 60 of the machine is a double-grooveddriving-pulley 120, while journalecl in bracket-bearing 121, secured toa top frame-bar 8, is a smallguiclepulley 122. The series of brushes arerotated by means of a continuous cord or belt 125, which passes from thedriving-pulley 120 up over the guide-pulley 122, in under theguidepulley llSo'i' the sliding carriage 105, around the smalldriving-pulleys 109 of the brushsh afts, as illustrated in Fig. 8, thenout over the guide-pulley 119, down around the driving-pulley 120, uparound the guide-pulley 126, and down around thedriviug-pulley 120 againto the point of starting; the driving belt or rope making two turnsaround the rlriving-pulley 120. The ,quide pulley 1261s jqurnaiecl in afloating yoke or brackehhearing 1 7, secured to the end of a cord orrope 128, which passes over a guide-pulley 129, journaled on. a topframe-bar 8 and has a weight secured to its lower free end. The floatingguide-pulley 126, controilerlhy the weight 130, is an automaticbelt-tie'htener to keep the 'drivingbelt 125 vtaut. By this means thescrubbing-brushes can be rotated continuously uihile they are in'raiscdor lowerecl position and While they are moving from one position to theother.

,135 represents brush guiding sleeves hr -thimbles formed with interiorflanges 136,

conical bottle-engaging caps 137, having an 138 andl antinternal gasketor packing 137, and an upperlimiting annular flange 139. The sleeves orthimbles are mounted to move freely within the guide-sockets 140, formedin the framepieees 102. is, one of-a series of brushes. The brush 1.45is mounted on the lowerend of the shaft-section 146, which is coupled tothe upper shaft-seetioriiOS hyooupling 11-7, which allows slight lateralplay in any directionbetween the shaft-sections 146 and 108 at affordsgreater freedom, of the brush in entering the bottles, 149 is a collarsecured to the shafteection 146 just above the brush 145, which isadapted to engagethe interior The empty bottles then rinsing-tank.2,Where thebottles are filled with elevate the thimblo With'the brushtThe vertieall -sli(lirr frame or carriage- 105, upon which the rotarybrushes are mounted, as just explained, is raised and lowered by the baror lever 150, journaled upon bar 70 and connected with the frame orcarriage 105 by means of a pitman 151, the lever 150 being engaged by asemicircular oani l52, keyed to a shaft 153, driven by a sprocket- Wheel154, a sprocket-chain155, and a driving sprocket-wheel 156, keyed to thetrans' verse shaft 05, above referred to.

It will be observed that when a erate of bottles reaches proper positionon the supporting-base 95 the cam 152 will "lower the carriage 105 andthe twelve rotary'brushes carried thereby into operative relation withthe bottles in the crate. In Flu. 6, of the drawings we have showfi theposition of one of the brushes and attached parts'when-elevatcd, whilein Fig. 7 we have shown the same brush and attached parts in loweredposition while the brush is operating within the bottle. Then thecarriage and the brushes are lowered, the caps 137 of the sleeves 135(the sleeves moving downwardly with the brushes) will first engage themouths of the bottles-and properly aline the bottles with the brushes,which are forced down into the former, lhe brushes being; all ihe timerapidly rotated to eifectively scrub ,all the interior surfaces of thebottles. 'l'he brushes and their surrounding'guiding sleeves or thimbiosare forced into engagement'ivith the bottles by the weight of thesliding carriage and supported parts, the paclrings 137enugly engagingthe mouths of the bottles. The

brushes are allowed to rotate within the hottlos while thebottle-couveyer is at rest, the feed dogs or pawls "1'5 being on theirreturn stroke While the brushes areoperating: Immediately before thefeed-dofgs are. ready to startthe bottle-conveyors forward another stepthe cam 152 elevates the carriage and seruhiring-brushes, the brushesbeing pulled out of the bottles into their olding sleeves or thimblesand the collars 140 of the brush shafts engaging the interior flanges136 of the thimbles and raising the thiuobles away from the bottles andtheir crate or conveyerchair. When this scrubbing: operation has been.completed upon a set of bottles, the conveyer carries the scrubbed setof bottles to the next position in the Washing-tank and brings intoposition for scrubbing the succeeding set of bottles. I After a set ofbottles has been scrubbed in the mannerjnst explained iwpasses upwardlyout of the washing-tank 1 a'ndgis inverted or partiallyiuvertcdbetweenflthe sprocket- Wheels and toempty thetwaslrwater from thebottles hack into the washing-tank. pass over into "the the cleanrinsing-water, which is alloweill to next carried into the open end ofthe stcann ing tunnel or chamber 3. As shown in Fig.

- of the drawings, this steamingchamber or tunnel has an opening: 3" ofjust sui'licicnt size to allow the entrance of the hottle-carryingchairs or frames. The chamber larger in the interior than atits openends, the ends heitrg partially closed by cross-piece 3" at the top andpiece 23 at. the bottom. Arranged alone the bottom of the steamingtunnel or chamber 3 are the steam-pipes 106, leading from a steam-pipeiii-5am] provided with vertical steam-jet pipes 157. These jet-pipes 167are arranged in groups within the steaming cltantbenthe groups being thesame distance apart the bottle-carrying chairs and the jet-pi es of eachgron n being at'rat'tged to correspond with the positions of the bottlesX in the basket or crate S0. The intermittent lcetl nwchanisin abovedescribed is timed to move the hon le-convever at each forward itnpulsea distance equal tot ietlistanee between the boltle-carryi'ngr chairsupon the bottleconvoyer. With this arrangement it will be clearthataft'er the washed and rinsed bottles enter the steaming tunnel orchamber 3 they will he presented successivelyabove the sew. eral'nroupsof steam-jets, each set of bottles bcin; brought to rest over each setof jetpip'es. 15y reason of the reversal of the conveyer-cl'tains inpassing into the steaming tun nel or chamber the bottles willbepresented with their open mouths downwardly, so that the jets of steamwill he eli'ectively directed into the bottles, causing tll8 'i)0l1ll65to be thoroughly sterilized by the steaming operation. The steam escapifrom thdbottles fills the entire space of the steaming tunnel orchamber, so that the bottles are not only filled with steam, but aresurrounded with steam as they pass from the steaming-chant her.. Thestcatninsr tunnel or chamber may be provided with suitable hinged doors3* to allow access to its interion After the bottles have been subjectedto the sterilizing process, as just explained, they emerge from theopposite end of the steaming chamber, and as they pass upwardly aroundthe sprockctwheels 16 the operator removes the crates of bottles fromthe chairs by swinging back the locking anglebar 43 and immediatelyinserts in the chair anothercrate or basket ol'soiled bottiesnvhich thenpasses over into the washing tank or receptacle l and undergoes theseveral steps of the cleansing process in the manner which has alreadybeen ekplaincd.

Our machine is not only of great'valne because of the clfcctiveness ofthe washing and sterilizing process, but also because of the economy inrashing bottles, due mainlyto,

nomicaily washed.

The crates or baskets in which the bottles are washed are designed to beof sufficient strength and durability to enable them to withstand therough treatment to which they are subjected, and it'is onrintcntion toretain the bottles in these craf ifcs not only during the washing, andsterilizing process, but

during; the "filling; and capping processes,

The use of such crates or baskets makes it possible toliandle alargeunumbcrof bottles at a titne,'thereby minimizing the expense of theseveral processes.

Having thus fully described our invention,

the following is what We claim as new therein and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1, A bottle washing and sterilizing machine compi-ising a washing-tankand a rinsi ng-tank located end to end, through which the botties areconveyed in aforward direction, and a steaming-tunnel extending benc'aththe tanks, through which the bottles are conveyed in a rearwarddirection back to the startingpoint where the bottles are removed.

2. A bottle washing and sterilizing machine comprising a' Wash ing-tan kand a rinsing-tank located end to end, a steaming-tunnel extendingbeneath the tanks, and bottle-carrying means whereby the bottlesare'convcyed through the washing-tank, and through the rinsing tank in aforward direction and through the steaming-tunnel, in inverted positionand in a rearward direction back to the starting-point where the bottlesare removed.

3. A bottle \vashing and sterilizing machine comprisinga wishing-tankand a rinsing-tank. located end to end, a steaming-tunnel extendingbeneath the tanks, reciprocating and rotating scrubbing-brushes locatedon the washing-tank,bottle-carrying means whereby the bottles areconveyed through the wash: ing-tank, and through the rinsing-tank in aforward direction and through the steamingtunnei, in inverted positionand in a rearward direction back to the s-tartit'tg-point where thebottles are removed and means whereby the scrubbing-brushes are rotatedand reciprocated in the bottles resting" thereunder within theWashing-tank.

4. A bottle Washingand sterilizing machine comprising a washing-tank anda rinsing-tank located end to end, a steaming-tunnel extending beneaththe tanks, steam-jct pipes projecting upwardly in the steaming-tunnel,and bottle-carryiit; means whereby the bottles are conveyed through thewashing-tank and tunnel are huiit c-tcp frame connecting;

the etec larde, main lcngi tank located end to end.

and through the rinsing-tank in at forward direction and ir'rinvertedposition through the si-cmning-tiinnelin a ree'trwm'd direction back tothe etartingrpoiut where the bottle/S are removed, over the steam-jetpipes.

i 5. Abottle washing cmisteriiiaing incchiiie comprising a Washing-tank,and a rinsingtenl: located end to encLe steeming-tonnoi exfront,IQRIHldiiP the upper eerie of the standards and bottle carrying meanswhereby the bottles are con veyecl through the washing" tanlganclthroogrii therinsing-tonk in a forward direction anti throughthe stee-mingtunnei iii a rearward tiirection back to the icrtingjaoiiit where thebottles are remo'veii 6. Ahottie ireehiri and riiizing" hi eciiinecomprising a 'weehing ta nlr code rinsing ,estecming'tucnelextendingbeneath the tanks, front, reer and intermediate standardsWithin which the moire the upper encis of tmiinel frcmehecms extoiwliingbeyond the steaming-tunnels, shafts carrying sprocket Wheels andjOtllnEtiQdOll the ends of the beams, eeheft carrying eprocket-wizeclecrlt'i journoied to the front standards, a sheft corryingsprociiet-wheels-cud jouroaled on the sides-s of theimehtrig-tehlcnearthe front end thereof, eeheit carrying eprochct-wheetc and. journeledoirthe sides lot the washing-tank near therear end; thereof, shaftscarrying sprocket- Wheels and journaled" to the top fremeover the rearend of the Weshingtonk, a shaft carrying eprockemvheele and journoied onthe sides of the rinsingtcnk, a shaft; having sprocket-wheels andjourncieei on the sides of the ri sprocket Wheels and joiirnaleci to thetop frame over the rinsing-tech; an adjust-chic shaft carryingspocket-Wheele and journaleci to the rear of the top frame, endlesssprocketchains extendingaround the sprocket-wheels,bottie-carryingchziire secured to the sprocketcheins, and mecne foroperating the letter.

7. Abottle Wa'shifig and sterilizing machine comprising a wcehing-tenhand o rinsing-- tack locateti end to end, e steemipg-tnhnel ex" tendingbeneath the "tanks, a, framework within which the tanks curl tunnel arebuilt, endless cgorochet-cheiceeprooket-wheels he"- ing shafts andonhieirthe eglrocket choins travel over; into atairft oi'it ot' the tzmkeend through the steztmicg tomiel, hottle-ccrryie chairs secured to thesprocket-chains, mini means for tightening cold loosening thesggrocketeheius consisting. of brackets her-- ing vertical guiclcwcye,adjustable journal boxes carrying one of the shafts, and hcn leorewethreaded into the brcchete and en gaging the adj mete ticjOUI'IHtLbOXGSr '8. A bottle-carrying cha t r for o bottle weelr ing andsterilizing machine constructed with check plate, a skeleton bottomfrantic side using-tank, a shaft having forward direction and throughthe otez starting-pom t where the hotties are r the inner faces of theWashington! in to or :r ciipporti n g the eproc "helmet by their 5,eproclteiewhee secured to the eprocicetrclmine and mo:

plates, and co cugio lceitirig-hzir jcerccicti to the heck plate, andformed witiuc-eor-izigr locking-fingerotiztptetl tic engage tizof crti12o edge of the bottom frame.

9* The combination of boi chairs, and conveyor sprocket .i constructedwith ptrtinouterlihhe, having upwardly and riown a ardly or est-resecured rigidly to the cirie pi cheirs,.tiebolts whereby the li holedtogethergmt mitifrictior ed upon the tie-hotter for specie M the linksapart.

10. A bottle We cg end i chine comprising machines" ihgtzmk locatedentl. to end, it nei extending beneath cprocl'tet-ohains havingtiomrollers, guideweys or bi the inner feces of the Washing iog-tunneitorsupporting th eprcoi by their roilerccprocketwrhecie hzw end on whichthesproclzehcheins end. into and out of the tr-Hoke the cteemingtunnel,cool bottle cor l choirs secured to the s 'iroclr hchelne Win by thebottles ore conveyed l irough the iog-tenk, and through the rinsing-ta1" carrying 1e omit eigliiiite mimetic e rearward direction hack "'2 :A.bottle Wittsiliflg itcti eteriiizi chine comprising e \v iilg-titl1iilocated east to entl, it eteethi nei extending beneitth the tankssprociretoheins having ei zpporti' Lion-rollers, guiciemtye or tr E ingtunhel fioreopportie theepro by t-heir rollers, cprociaet-wh el end onwhich the eproclte and into, and out of the the steemingunnel, bottiisecured to the cproctrehche for imparting 2L etep-hy-etep movement tosprocket-choice.

sprocket tion-roiters the inner i, .i Ways or trzioizeeecthco L-O thewziehingmnir and st oc. it he into and. out of the ten thesteaming-tunnel, bottle-m urryio imparting ctep- -by-step movement; toeprccizebchains consisting of it 21min si -i shaft having it worm-gearanti jocr the side of the machine. at tirivesi oi ing it worth-Wheelprovideoi with e end meeheti by the JUiIllt--gflfil, a crew fixec'i tothe driven shaft, e fixed shaft cam-r3 ing rocket-ms, a cross-Derconnecting the rocioarms, u pitman connecting the crankarm with one endot. the cross-bar, a pitman "connecting the cranlopin on the wornrwhcoiwith the other. end of the cri'lss-lntr, and feeddogs having shoesadapted to engage the ant i friction-rollers of the sprocket-chains.

153. The combination of a bottle-carrying chair for a bottle washing andsterilizing machine constructed with a back plate, a skelc ing in therecess of the bottom plate, longitudinal, and transverse stripsproviding -l'ompartments in the crate, and a removable top framosecuredto the crate.

let. A h0ttle-crate fora bottle washing and sterilizing machineconstructed of strips semoms in the crate, a top fraine formed withcurely hound together-and braced, longitudinal and transverse stripsproviding compartopeuings arranged to fit over the mouths and engage thenecks of the bottles, and with notches at opposite edges, pinsprojectingim wardiy [from the sides of the crate, and circidnrlocking-plates formed with radial notches, cam-facesand finger-piecesand pivoted to the top frame. 7

15. A bottle-washing machine comprising a washingtauk, guide-rodssurn'iountiug the tank, lower and upper frame-pieces bracingthegniderods over the tank,-a.vertically-moving carriage adapted toslideon the guiderods, brush-guiding thimble's sliding looselyintheiowcrf1'aiI1e-pieces,the shaftsjournaled in the carriage havingpulleys at their upper ends and scrubbing-brushes at their lower ends,the upper and lower bracing-bars at one end of the carriage, the upperend shafts having guide-pulleys at the other-end of the earriago,a'drivingfs-shaft having a double pulley, guilTlo-pnileys on thefrarncfa floating pulley, a cord extending from the douole'pulley over aguide-pulley, on the framei'under the upper guide-pnlleyof the carriage,around the pulleys of the bruslrshaits, overt-he lmverguide. pulley'ofthe carriage, and around the double pulley, a cord extending from thefloating pulley over the other guide-pulley on the frame and carrying aweight, and means [or reciprocating the carriage.

16. A hottlewashing machine comprising a fditbjillllg-lfli'lli,guide-rods surinouuting the tank, lower and upper frauie-picces bracingthe guhfh rods over the tank, a 'Ym'ticnllyers lnoringz carriageadaptedto slidcon the uiderods, in-nslrguiding thinihlcs sliding loosely (2'0in the lower it'iliHO-llltlt'lj, the shal'ls journalcd in the car riagoll;l\'lllf,f1)llli l )'5 at their upper ends and scruhhing-hrushcs attheir lower ends, means For driving the pulleys, a crossbar, a leverjournalcd on the crossbar, at one end, a pitinnn connecting the carriagewith the other end of the lover, a driving-shaft, a driven shaft, aworm-gear and worm-wheel connecting the driving and driven shafts, a

cam-shaft having a cam adapted to operateqo the lever, andsprocket-wheels and chain connecting the driven and cam shafts.

17. A scrubbing-brush attachment for bot- I tie-washing machinescomprising guide'rods,

upper and lower frame-pieces whereby the rods are braced, a carriagesliding-on the guide-rods, the brush-shafts having upper sectionsprovided with grooved pulleys andjournaled in thecarriage, lowersections, and

couplings connecting the upper and lower sections together, thebrush-guiding thirnhles sliding loosely in the lower frame-piece andformed with upper interior flanges, and hottle-engaging caps havingannular lower flanges, collars on the lower sections adapted S5 toengage the upper flanges of the thimhles, means for driving the pulleysand means for reciprocating the carriage.-

18. In a bottle-washingmachine, the combination of a hottle-eonveyen'abottle-car- 9c ry'ing basket adapted to be mounted upon the conveyor, abottle-securing plate formed with a series of openings adapted to .fitover the necks of the, bottles in the basket, means for locking saidseeuring-plate upon the bash and means for washing bottles, suhstantia.as set forth.

19. in a bottle-washing machine, the combination of a bottleconveyer, abottle-carrying basket adapted to-be mounted upon the 00 con veycr, abottle-securing plate formed with a series of openings adapted to fitover the .nccks of the bottles in the basket, pins or lugs projectinginwardly from upon the hasket, rotatable locking-plates mounted upon 105the securing-plate and formed with cam-faces which are adapted to engagesaid pins orlugs and hold the securing-plate and bottles, in

the basket, and means for washing bottles,

substantially as set forth.

RUDOLPH ll. KISSEL. WILLARD 1 PARSONS 'itnesses: Y

J.. (l runes, UT. 16, KNnnrr.

